Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-14

10 Incorporate the Richmond anu west
Point Land Navigation Company. The bill
was subsequently taken up and placed on
the calendar, and later was passed.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
ByMr. Read, OF Meckenburg: To incor-
porate the town Of Keysville, in the county
Of Charlotte.
by MIR. Mcdonald, OF Northumberland:
To authorize and enable the Frederlcks-
burg and Chesapeake Railroad Com pany 10
CONSOLIDATE or merge its stock, property, and
franchises with those OF any company au-
tbOriZed TO operate a connecting line OF
railroad.
By Mr.. Dalton. Of Norfolk: To amend
and r, enact section Of an act approved
February 10, 1896, entitled an act to incor-
porate the Western. Branch Railway Com
pmy.
porste tie DaBville and SeabOard Railroad
Company.
By Mr.. Meredith, OF Prince william;
Directing the Auditor OF Public accounts TO
convey in the name OF the Commonwealth
certain lands 10 John Il. Read, trustee.
By Mr.. Trout OF Roanoke: To amend
section 3 OF an act to incorporate the
Shenandoah-Valley Railroad Company and
10 issue preferred stock or convertible
honds under any plan Of reorganization
thereof, approved May 2, 1887
Py Mr.. Flanary. OF Wise: For the relief
Of Jordan Sturgil, Of Wise county.
BY Mr.. Mcdonald, OF Northumberland
To remit residents Of Farnham maglsie-
rII district. Richmond county, to vote on
May %, 1887. rhe object OF the bill is to
allow the people OF this district to vote In
the apt reaching election without being re-
uuired to register. The necessity grows
out Of the fact that the registration books
there have recently been burned
BY Mr.. Heaton. OF Loudoun: 10 secure
the removal Of certain dams on the James
river and its tributaries.
BY MIR Diges, OF Lynchburg: To incOr-
porate the Richmond. Chesapeake and
Lynchburg Railroad Company.
GTbe corpOrators are Lewis II. Blair, +.
f. Meredith, J. Singleton DIggs, {. V.
Winfree. Joel w. Flood, John Il. Moss, Il.
Ford, and Willis Smith. OF Virginia, and
julius Baker, OF Prnnsylvanl. The capt.
lnl stock al the company shall not be less
Han 100000, and may be increased to
% coo, 600. The bill authorizes the com.
pany 10 construct and operate a railway,
with single or double tracks, Standard or
narTow.g gauge, from point in WestmOre.
lard or Northumberland county, passing
through The counties OF Essex, Richmond,
King william, King AID Queen, lIanover,
and HenricO, to the city OF Richmond,
which il may approach by surface road,
or. with the consent OF the authorities OF
that city, by a tunnel. From Richmond
city the road may 60 to Lynchburg, pass
ing through the counties OF Chesterfield,
Powhatan or Amelia, Cumberland, Buck
ingbam, Amherst or Campbell. The road
NAV connect with other roads,
To MEET AT IL O'CLOCK.
On motion al Mr.. Koner,
ReSoiued, That on Monday next, and
daily thereafter. the Senate will convene at
tue Lour Of IL O'Clock a. NJ.
PROM THE HOUSE.
Messages were received from the House
by special messengers that the House had
Passed the following bills:
10 appropriate "a, 900 to the Western Luz
natic Asy lum for improvements.
To amend and re.enact the charter OF
Stephen City, Frederick county.
To appropriate $4,000 TO pay the claims
allowed disabled soldiers and marines un-
der an act approved February q, 1881.
TO authorize the Teyisers OF the Code TO
prepare an index Of their work and 10 SUI
pcrvIse the printing OF the same, and TO pro-
vice compensation to them for such WORK.
All OF these bills, except the last one,
were subsequently, taken up and passed.
This one was referred to the Finance Conn
Ihiltce.
TIE CODE.
Nr. Heaton, chairman OF the Committee
on Revision OF the Code, asked the senate
to take up out of its order House Bill No.
ali, TO revise, arrange, and consolidate into
code the general statutes Of the Common
wealth.
Re at some length explained in what
manner the reyisers had performed their
labcrtOus duty; said that the revision
would re Of great benefit to the State, and
urced Ms adoption rs a whole, saving that
il would not 90 into effect until February
!. 1855, and any defects can be remedied by
fliuIc legislation.
Mr. Lovenstein moved 70 dispense with
the reading OF the Code.
Mr.. Mcdonald Republican, OF North
cumberland called for the reading OF the
Code. He had no desire TO retard legisa.
tiop or impose upon the Senate. but there
were sections in the bill which be thought
should be amended, and at the proper
time be had proposed to offer some amend
menls.
Mr.. Lovenstein gave notice that il the
reading of the Code continued, which he
considered entirely useless, he should in
,is' upon the bill being read as an entirety
before any amendments were offered.
Mr.. Causey suggested that the reading
be DISPENSED with with the understanding
that those who desired to offer amendments
shouId he allowed to do So
This was agreed 10, and Mr.. Mcdonald
withdrew his call for the reading.
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.
Mr.. Hodges, OF Portsmouth, offered the
following As an independent section:
section 1906. The provisions OF this Code
shall not be con strued as having the effect
Of repeating any portion OF any charter
which may have been granted to any city
in the Commonwealth, except where 1t Is
expressly proyided; but the powers which
are vested by such charter in the authori-
ties Of such city shall continue in full force
and effect.
Mr.. Hodges said he offered his amend
meDt 10 good faith. Under the provision
OF the Code as revised persons In cities and
towns whose property is returned delin-
gent will have TO get permission from the
hNulJT lhStCdu VI tbC Nltf tiCHSuici, -
should be the case, before their delinquent
taxes can be paid.
Messrs. Lovenstein and Heaton opposed
the amendment, saying that II this pro-
vision will not work satisfactorily the law
can be amended at the regular session this
winter before the new Code goes into
eject.
The resolution was rejected.
Mr.. Causey (Republican). OF Nansemond,
moved TO strike out the section constituting
an electoral board for each county and city
OF the Commonwealth, aud insert section
restoring to the Judge Of the county and
corporation court the appointment OF regis
trar snd judges Of election.
THE BILL PASSED.
Tbs amendment was also lost, and the
lii as IL came from the House WAS passed
by the recorded vote OF 20 to 8.
HIRE or CONvIcrs.
Mr.. Rhea, OF Washington, called up the
bill directing the Governor TO annul the
contract for furnishing convict labor TO the
Atlantic and Ohio Railroad Company,
which was reported from the Committee
on Public Institutions and Education on
Thursday with substitute, the eist OF
which was published In the Dispatch OF
yesterday.
The substitute was adopted, but ELECTED
lengthy discussion, In which Messrs.
Rh6a. Lovenstein, Jones, Keezell, Ellyson,
Staples. Williams, and others took part.
TIE merits and dement's Of the measure
awn a N m at fptteh tQp0fn